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Anne Marie Finnegan
Aug 20, 2014
Portsmouth, RI - Anne Marie (Toth) Finnegan, 80, of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at Newport Hospital. She is survived by her husband John C. Finnegan.Born in Fall River, MA on June 11, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Elizabeth (Mulgrew) Toth. Besides her husband of 55 years, she is survived by her daughter Michelle...
Mary "Betty" Vierra
Aug 20, 2014
Newport, RI - Mary Elizabeth "Betty" (Wilson) Vierra, born December 4, 1929, entered into eternal rest on August 20, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Harry E. and Kathryn (Fitzgerald) Wilson. She was preceded in death by her husband Alfred F. Vierra of 52 years and her sisters Kathryn Coggeshall, Ann Garifalon, Joan Lyons and Winnie Silvia and...
Peter Moore Nelson
Aug 19, 2014
Peter M Nelson, 43, passed away on Tuesday, August 19th. Peter was the loving husband to Kelly Ann and a loving and dedicated father to his sons Connor and Gavin and his dog Hunter Paws. He is the son of Mary-Ellen and the late Richard J Nelson, Jr. and the son-in-law to Arlene Decker. He leaves behind his brothers RJ,...
Russell J. Mcintyre
Aug 16, 2014
Middletown, RI - Russell J. McIntyre, 92, of Middletown, RI passed away peacefully on August 10, 2014 at Village House in Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Muriel C. (Larson) McIntyre Born in Medford, MA on July 14, 1922, he was the son of the late George L. McIntyre and Alice M. (Mann) McIntyre. Russell grew up...
Russell James Morgan
Aug 15, 2014
Tiverton, RI - Russell J. Morgan, 95, of Tiverton, RI died on Friday, August 15, 2014 at the Grand Islander Rehab Center in Middletown, RI after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, MA on March 21, 1919 he was the son of the late James William Morgan and Margaret (Finch) Morgan. As a young man he began work at...
Masue F. Davis
Aug 15, 2014
Masue (Fujioka) Davis, 80, of Newport, RI, died Friday, August 15, 2014 at Newport Hospital surrounded by her loved ones.Born in the South Hilo Village of Onemea Territory, HA on May 20, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Masaji Fujioka and Tsurue (Izumizaki) Fujioka.Mrs. Davis worked for over 40 years at the Newport Naval Base as a sales...
Mary Louise Monroe
Aug 13, 2014
Newport, RI- Mary Louise (Sousa) Monroe, 77, of Newport, died Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at Newport Hospital. Born in Portsmouth, RI on February 27, 1937, she was the daughter of Mary Louise (Mello) Sousa Heck of California and the late Manuel Ferreria Sousa Jr. Besides her mother, she is survived by her daughter Debra Monroe and her husband John D....
Ann Howe
Aug 12, 2014
Ann Howe, 81, of Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at Newport Hospital.Born in Marlborough, MA on September 1, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Irving and Alice (Benjamin) Howe.Mrs. Howe was a Budget Analyst for the Department of Defense for over 20 years before retiring. A resident of Portsmouth since 1959, Ann enjoyed ballroom dancing and...
Ronald E. Melvin
Aug 11, 2014
Ronald E. Melvin, 82, of Tiverton, RI, died on Monday, August 11, 2014 at St. Anne's Hospital in Fall River, MA.He was the husband of Susan M. (Peters) Melvin.Born in Seekonk, MA on June 9, 1932, he was the son of the late Everett and Evelyn (White) Melvin.Mr. Melvin was a US Army veteran of the Korean War. He was...
Eileen Mary Horan
Aug 10, 2014
Eileen Mary Horan, 87 of Middletown, RI, formerly of Portsmouth RI, passed away gracefully at home surrounded by her loving family, August 10, 2014.Born October 23, 1926, in Pawtucket, RI of the late Andrew Wright Buckley and Florence (Audette) Buckley and the wife of the late Roy Horan Jr. She attended Rogers High School and graduated in the class of...
Anthony "Bunny" Vieira Sr
Aug 7, 2014
Bristol, RI - Anthony "Bunny" Vieira, Sr., 70, of Bristol, formerly of Portsmouth, died Thursday, August 7, 2014 at the Rhode Island Veterans Home.He was the husband of the late Barbara (Phillips) Vieira and the late Christine (Treivier) Vieira Born in Newport, he was the son of Frank Bucci and Julia Vieira of Tiverton.Mr. Vieira served in the Army during...
Beatrice Yolanda "Yoyo" Ayala
Aug 7, 2014
Chesapeake, VA - Beatrice Yolanda "YoYo" Ayala, 75, went home peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Thursday, August 7, 2014 with her children by her side. She was born in San Antonio, Texas on April 17, 1939 and was the daughter of the late Robert Ayala and Leonor Bazan Ayala, niece of Colleta Cadena, Virginia...
Kenneth Raymond Rich
Aug 3, 2014
Middletown, RI- Kenneth Raymond Rich, 83, of Middletown, died Sunday, August 3, 2014 at home surrounded by his family.He was the husband of Charlotte A. (Costa) Rich. Born in Thomaston, ME on March 2, 1931, he was the son of the late Raymond and Anna M. (Geary) Rich. Kenneth served in the US Navy for 20 years, retiring in 1967....
Ernest G. Jones
Aug 2, 2014
Newport, RI- Ernest G. Jones, 62, of Newport, died unexpectedly on Saturday, August 2, 2014. Born in Newport, RI on August 15, 1951, he was the son of the late John Robert Jones and Frances G. Batey. During the 1980's he worked at NUWC and in the late 80's he owned and operated his store New York in Newport Metropolitan...
Robert Paul Macdonald
Aug 2, 2014
Portsmouth, RI - Robert Paul MacDonald (Bob), 68, of Portsmouth, passed away peacefully in Newport Hospital on Saturday, August 2, 2014. Born in Newport, RI on October 14, 1945, he was the son of Cecile (Caron) McKinney of Portsmouth, RI and the late Evan MacDonald. He grew up on McCorrie Lane in Portsmouth, RI. He attended De La Salle Academy...
Richard J. Turner
Aug 2, 2014
Richard J Turner Middletown, - Richard J Turner, 63, of Middletown, died suddenly at home, Saturday, August 2, 2014. Born in Brooklyn, NY on June 12, 1951, he was the son of the late Matthew Turner and Mary (Slezak) Turner. Rich worked as a cook for the Newport Creamery for more than 40 years. In his youth, Rich was an...
George P. White
Aug 2, 2014
George P. White, 85, of Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, died peacefully with his family at his side on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Village House in Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Mary Frances (Escobar) White.Born in Newport, RI on July 7, 1929, he was the son of the late Joseph C. and Candida (Raposa) White.Mr.White, who...
Christine Donnelly
Jul 30, 2014
Middletown, RI - Christine Donnelly, 55, of Middletown, died Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence, RI. Born in San Diego, CA, on October 15, 1958, she was the daughter of the late Richard M. and Nancy M. (Vandenburgh) Volton. Christine was an active volunteer at the Robert Potter League for Animals in Middletown. She loved cooking,...
Gloria Mae Collier
Jul 29, 2014
Gloria M. CollierATLANTA, GA - Gloria M. (Andrews) Collier, 79, formerly of, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014, in Atlanta, GA, comforted by her loving family. Born in Newport, RI on March 1, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Norman Parlock and Cornelia Norvida (Andrews) Collier She was also the granddaughter of the late Cornelius "Sheely"...
Patrick J. Roche Jr
Jul 27, 2014
Patrick J. Roche Middletown, - Patrick J. Roche, 85, of Middletown, died Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Village House Nursing Home Newport, RI. Born in, on July 12, 1929, in Dorchester, MA, he was the son of the late Patrick J. and Ellen M. (Holmes) Roche. Patrick loved music, Community Theater, and was a wonderfully welcoming person. He always had...
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